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Surfer Bitten By Sick Sea Lion Off Oxnard Coast

RJ LaMendola, a surfer, was attacked by a sick sea lion off the Oxnard coast and subsequently hospitalized.
Since late February, wildlife officials have been warning beachgoers about a toxic algae outbreak affecting marine wildlife along the California coast.
RJ LaMendola stated he was roughly 150 yards from the shore when the sick sea lion began chasing him.
The California Wildlife Center warned that sea lions in distress may lunge and bite without warning and stated, "Signs in marine mammals include seizures, a craning head motion known as 'stargazing,' and highly lethargic or comatose states."
More than 50 sea lions in Malibu became sick after ingesting domoic acid, an algal bloom resulting from the single-celled organism Pseudo-nitzschia, which can cause brain and heart damage when toxic, and the bloom spans as far south as Orange County.

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